AGL - Anglo American plc - Directors` interests

AGL - Anglo American plc - Directors` interests                                 
Anglo American plc ("the Company")                                              
Incorporated in the United Kingdom                                              
(Registration number: 3564138)                                                  
Short name: Anglo                                                               
Share code: AGL                                                                 
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820                                                       
Directors` Interests                                                            
The Company announces that on 4 October 2011 the following non-executive        
directors of the Company ("NEDs") subscribed for ordinary shares of             
US$0.54945 in the capital of the Company ("Shares") pursuant to a scheme        
compliant with Paragraph 17 of the Model Code as follows:                       
Director                 Number of Shares    Price GBP                          
   Sir Philip Hampton      201                23.5975                           
   Sir John Parker         1,017              23.5975                           
M A Ramphele            512                23.5975                           
The Shares are being allotted by subscription of their after-tax                
directors` fees in respect of their services to the Company during the          
period 1 July - 30 September 2011.                                              
Applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London          
Stock Exchange for  1,730 ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each (the               
"Shares") to be admitted to the Official List and to be admitted to             
trading respectively. In addition, applications will be made to the             
Johannesburg, Swiss, Botswana and Namibian Stock Exchanges for the              
Shares to be listed. The Shares will rank pari passu with the existing          
issued ordinary shares of the Company.                                          
Following the admission of these Shares the Company`s issued share              
capital will be 1,323,252,038 Shares (excluding those held in treasury).        
The notification of these transactions is intended to satisfy the               
Company`s obligations under both the Companies Act and the Listing and          
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.                                              
Andy Hodges                                                                     
Deputy Secretary                                                                
4 October 2011                                                                  
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
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